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Foursquare To Kill Its City Guide App

Wednesday October 23, 2024. 06:45 PM , from Slashdot
Foursquare, one of the App Store's earliest success stories, will shut down its flagship city guide app on December 15 to focus on its check-in service Swarm, the company said. The move reverses Foursquare's controversial 2014 decision to split its platform into two apps: Swarm for check-ins and Foursquare for local recommendations and reviews. The strategy shift comes months after Foursquare laid off over 100 employees. Engadget adds: Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley, who is currently co-chair of the company's board of directors, said in a post on Threads that the company is 'doing fine,' though he expressed disappointment with the news. 'I would be lying if I didn't admit that I have been in a real funk these last few days over this news,' he wrote.

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